Moneybag



Aug. 17, 1954 A. J. WALKER, sR 2,686,544

MONEYBAG Filed Sept. 29, 1951 INVENT?.V BY I 4 Patented Aug. 17, 1954UNITED STATES OFFICE 2,686,544 MONEYBAG Alvin J. Walker, Sin, Delphos,Ohio Application September 29, 1951, Serial No. 248,895

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a bag and more particularly to-a bag for coinsand currency.

In department stores, chain stores and the larger retail stores ofvarious types and descriptions, the sales people ring up cash upon cashregisters which may have a separate drawer or till for each salesperson. At periodic intervals the accumulated cash is gathered intobags, oftentimes one bag for each sales person. The cashier of theestablishment, upon receiving these various bags, counts the money. Thisis a slow tedious process, in that the coins of various denominationsare thrown together in the bag, although they have been maintained inseparate compartments in the till of the cash register.

An object of this invention is to provide a bag for collecting coins andcurrency, which bag is provided with separate compartments, one for eachdenomination of coins used and one or more for currency. By thisarrangement, it is possible for the person making the rounds to collectthe money from the various tills in the cash registers to keep the coinssegregated until they are counted. A person making the collections mayhave one bag for each till. Furthermore, this bag is very convenient foruse in dispensing change to each till in the morning before businessopens.

Another object of this invention is to provide a coin and currency bagwherein there are a plurality of compartments separated by partitions,each partition being made from flexible material and provided with anupwardly directed tab having marked thereon the denomination of the coinin an adjacent compartment, the upwardly projecting tabs forming flapsor lids for closing the compartments, there being a zipper type fastenerfor closing the bag so as to seal all of the compartments.

Other objects and advantages reside in the construction of parts, thecombination thereof and the mode of operation, as will become moreapparent from the followin description.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the coinand currency bag in closed position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top view of the money bag in open position.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken substantially onthe line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure l is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken substantially onthe line 4-4 of Figure 1.

In the drawings, the reference character l indicates a money bag madefrom cloth, leather or any other suitable flexible sheet material.

This bag consists of the-outer covering members 12 and I l and aplurality of partitions or diaphragms l6, i8, 20, 22 and 24. Thepartitions or diaphragms to to 24 inclusive are somewhat longer than theouter covering members [2 and I4. Furthermore, the lengths of members 16to 2'4 vary, I 5 being considerably shorter than member 24. By thisarrangement, the designated denominations of coins or currency arevisible from the top when the bag is open and the upper tabs of thepartitions are extended, as shown in Figure 2.

As clearly shown in this figure, one of the diaphragms has printedthereon near its top margin a dollar sign The other partitions containthe following signs: (for pennies), 5, 10 and 25. The outer coveringmember I l, near the top thereof, contains the numeral 50, to designatepieces. By this arrangement, it may be readily seen that the pennies,nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars may be dropped into therespective compartments and the currency put into the one compartmentidentified by the dollar sign. The partitions and the covering members,together with a handle or strap 26, are sewed together, as clearly shownin Figure 4, by a pair of seams 28 and 30. This results in a bag easilyproduced, in that the separate pieces forming the cover and thepartitions may be superimposed upon each other, the covering membersbeing positioned near the center of the stacked pieces. The margins arethen sewed. After this, the bag is turned, so as to expose the coveringmembers l2 and M.

A pair of ribbon-like bands 32 and 34, each having a row of talons 36and a common slide 38, cooperate to form a zipper, which is used inclosing the bag. Before closing the bag, the upper ends of thepartitions is to 24 inclusive are folded into the position clearly shownin Figure 3. By so doing, the several compartments are sealed, so tospeak, thereby preventing the coins from becoming intermixed. The strap26 provides a convenient handle or hand grip for carrying the bag.

This bag is not limited in its use to the retail trade, in that it maybe used in numerous other places, illustrative of which are financialinstitutions, places of amusement, drive-in theaters, curb serviceestablishments, et cetera.

Although the preferred embodiment of the device has been described, itwill be understood that within the purview of this invention variouschanges may be made in the form, details, proportion and arrangement ofparts, the combination thereof and mode of operation, which generallystated consist in a device capable of carrying out the objects setforth, as disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A coin and currency bag including front and rear covering members offlexible material such as cloth, a plurality of partitions of flexiblematerial such as cloth, means for securing the margins of the front andrear covering members and the margins of the partitions together, theupper ends of the covering members forming an opening, the partitionsbein graduated in length, each partition being identified by thedenomination of the coin or currency to be placed in the compartment,the upper ends of the partitions being adapted to be folded over toclose the compartments so as to retain the coins in the compartments,the upper ends of the partitions when unfolded projecting beyond theopen ends of the front and rear covering members to facilitate theinsertion of the coins.

2. A coin and currency bag including front and rear covering members offlexible material such as cloth, a plurality of partitions of flexiblematerial such as cloth, means for securing the margins of the front andrear covering members and the margins of the partitions together, theupper ends of the covering members and the upper ends of the partitionsbeing arcuate and disconnected so that the upper ends of the coveringmembers and the upper ends of the partitions form unrestricted openingsinto the respective compartments, each partition being identified by thedenomination of the coin or currency to be placed in the compartment,the upper ends of the partitions being adapted to be folded over andnested together to close the compartments so as to retain the coins inthe compartments, and means for closing the upper ends of the coveringmembers to thereby close the bag.

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